As delivered growth in the ASEAN Space has been brought about by entrepreneurship and 95% of these enterprises are in the hands of women in the region. The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Women and Children’s Rights through the Philippine Representative is coming out with a Baseline Study on the ASEAN Programs Report on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, which will contain information on how the ten (10) ASEAN countries are implementing the CEDAW Concluding Comments. The Philippines adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and affirms its commitment to achieving inclusive growth for all. Recognizing that the 2030 Agenda is more ambitious and comprehensive, this development framework will guide us in the formulation of our national development plan for the next six (6) years. We appreciate the stand alone goal on gender equality and women's empowerment in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and agree with the need to collect and utilize sex-disaggregated data and gender-related information. The Philippines, through the Philippine Statistical Authority, has been leading the global discussions on indicators for the 2030 Agenda. An Interagency Committee on Gender Statistics, a committee under the Philippine Statistical Authority, has been organized to ensure that data requirements of the SDGs and other gender-related international commitments are collected and to monitor the over-all development of gender statistics in the country. Page 14 of 16